Sea of blue disabled placards in many U.S. cities

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A handicapped parking tag hangs from the rearview mirror of a car parked at a metered parking spot in Portland, Ore. As the number of vehicles displaying a disabled placard has soared with an aging population and loosened eligibility standards, cities are seeing the impact in more congested downtowns and the loss of millions of dollars in revenue.